NOTE:
For a great portion of his artistic life, K. K. Ivanov, a member of
Russia's Artists Association and the Petrovskaya Academy of Arts
and Sciences, has focused on imagery intricately associated with
the architecture of the Russian Orthodox Church, a symbol of the
deep-rooted Russian cultural heritage that was under siege by the
Communist regime. Born in 1938 into a distinguished noble and
Christian family, Ivanov witnessed much of the sadness firsthand.
As an artist during these totalitarian times which stifled freedom
of expression, he experienced a great deal of difficulty. While he
admittedly succumbed to overwhelming grief and pessimism, he
continued to work, and as one writer mentioned, "his art ventilated
what hope remained deep within him."

This still-life of a basket of fruit, somehow radiating an
otherworldly glow within a dark and somewhat forbidding landscape,
is a work full of hope which Ivanov produced toward the end of a
special phase of his life. Beginning in 1964, Ivanov spent a lot of
time in the countryside near his home in St. Petersburg, in the
summer residence of a well-known landscape painter, V. K.
Belynitsky-Biruli. For over a decade, the main theme of his work
was the beauty of the natural Russian landscape and its many gifts.
Here, he has painted a basket overflowing with fruit someone has
just picked. It is presented almost as an offering to anyone who
would like to enjoy it.

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